1796 United States presidential election in Kentucky

The 1796 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place between 4 November and 7 December 1796, as part of the 1796 United States presidential election. The voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

1796 United States presidential election in Kentucky
← 17924 November - 7 December 17961800 →
 
NomineeThomas JeffersonJohn Adams
PartyDemocratic-RepublicanFederalist
Home stateVirginiaMassachusetts
Running mateAaron BurrThomas Pinckney
Electoral vote40
Percentage100.00%0.00%

Kentucky cast four electoral votes for the Democratic-Republican candidate Thomas Jefferson over the Federalist candidate and incumbent Vice President John Adams. The electoral votes for Vice president were cast for Jefferson's running mate Aaron Burr from New York. The state was divided into four electoral districts with one elector each, whereupon each district's voters chose the electors.[1]

Results

1796 United States presidential election in Kentucky[2]
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Democratic-RepublicanThomas Jefferson100.00%4
FederalistJohn Adams0.00%0
Totals100.00%4

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